The new GeForce RTX 4070 Super is an exciting mid-range offering in Nvidia’s latest RTX 40 lineup, based on the cutting-edge Ada Lovelace architecture. With significant improvements over its predecessor, the RTX 3070, and a competitive price, the 4070 Super brings ray tracing and high refresh rate 1440p gaming to the mainstream. In this detailed review, we’ll compare the 4070 Super’s performance in modern games, overclocking, thermals, acoustics, features, and more. Whether you’re building a new gaming PC or upgrading from a previous generation, the 4070 Super is worth considering for high-end gaming at 1440p resolution with ray tracing enabled.

The RTX 4070 Super comes in a compact box with a selection of accessories, including a PCIe power cable adapter, regulatory documentation, and an optional GPU support bracket. Upon opening the box, what immediately catches your eye is the dual-fan cooling solution and rear panel, giving the card a premium look that belies its mid-range design.

Compared to the massive RTX 4090, the 4070 Super has relatively compact dimensions of 285 x 112 x 42 mm and weighs just 1.5 kg. The new 12-pin power connector allows partner cards like the ASUS TUF Gaming model to make do with just two 8-pin inputs. Dual Axial-tech blade fans with 0dB technology ensure quiet idle operation. With a clean black casing and RGB accents, the 4070 Super fits well into a variety of case designs.

The RTX 4070 Super uses a slightly stripped-down Ada Lovelace GPU with 7,680 CUDA cores and 12GB of GDDR6X memory running at 21Gbps (1). Key Features Include:

GPU: Ada Lovelace

CUDA Cores: 7,680

Boost Clock: Up to 2610 MHz

Memory: 12 GB GDDR6X

Memory Interface: 192-bit Memory

Bandwidth: 504 GB/s

Power Connectors: 2x 8-pin

TDP: 285 W

Recommended PSU: 750 W

The 4070 Super requires at least a 750W power supply, and the included power adapter allows you to use two regular 8-pin connectors. For displaying images on the screen, the card is equipped with one HDMI 2.1 port and three DisplayPort 1.4a ports with the ability to output images in 8K @ 60 Hz format. The 4070 Super perfectly combines performance, power and efficiency.

With a significant increase in the number of CUDA cores and memory bandwidth compared to its predecessor, the 4070 Super delivers excellent gaming performance at 1440p resolution (2). In our test set, the card averaged over 100 FPS in most games at maximum settings. In demanding games like Cyberpunk 2077 with ray tracing, performance was 60+ FPS at 2560 x 1440 resolution.

Ray tracing and DLSS 3

With dedicated RT Cores and Tensor Cores, the 4070 Super handles ray tracing much better than the previous generation. With Nvidia DLSS 3 enabled, performance in supported games can more than double (3). This allows you to make the most of ray tracing effects while maintaining high frame rates.

Compared to the RTX 3070 Ti, the 4070 Super shows a 20-40% performance boost depending on the game and settings. For its price, it beats competing RDNA 2 GPUs significantly when you enable ray tracing and AI upscaling to take full advantage of Nvidia’s software ecosystem.

The dual-fan cooler on the 4070 Super provides ample thermal headroom for overclocking. With the ASUS TUF Gaming model, we achieved a +120 MHz core bias and +500 MHz memory overclock using Precision X1. This allowed for a 5-7% performance increase in our gaming and synthetic benchmarks.

Even with this overclock, the card remained relatively quiet, and its temperature reached 70 degrees Celsius. With 0dB technology, fans are completely turned off during idle and light desktop work. A powerful heatsink and vapor chamber effectively dissipate heat from the GA104 GPU and 12GB of GDDR6X memory.

Nvidia’s GeForce Experience software powers key RTX 40 series capabilities such as DLSS 3, ray tracing, streaming and more. The 4070 Super also supports NVIDIA Reflex for reduced system latency and Broadcast for AI-enabled streaming.

For content creation, the card accelerates tasks in creative applications with CUDA, OptiX and NVENC encoding. New features such as Frame Generation motion interpolation further enhance the user experience. The 4070 Super delivers the full range of Nvidia gaming and performance features.

The RTX 4070 Super is high quality thanks to its predominantly metal construction. The backplate protects sensitive components and prevents the PCB from sagging over time. In our tests, the card performed reliably even with aggressive overclocking. The fans remained quiet and without any anomalies such as coil whine.

Nvidia provides a standard 3-year warranty, which is quite satisfactory for a mid-range GPU. Overall, the 4070 Super seems well built for long-term use, although only time will tell for sure. Proper maintenance and cleaning will help the card last until future updates.

According to gamers, the RTX 4070 Super provides an excellent gaming experience at 1440p resolution at high FPS and maximum settings. When paired with a high refresh rate monitor, the card can really shine in eSports and AAA games. Ray tracing and DLSS 3 have been praised for their significant improvements in beauty and performance.

Users upgrading from older cards like the 1000 and 900 series are seeing a huge jump in capabilities. My only gripe is with the new power connector, but the included adapter solves that problem nicely. For 1440p gaming, the 4070 Super satisfies gamers with its balance of price and performance.

Pros:

-Excellent gaming performance at 1440p

-Significant ray tracing improvements

-Quiet and efficient cooling solution

-Nvidia software features such as DLSS 3

-Competitive price and value

-Metal frame and back panel